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BUILDINGS/842 CALIFORNIA AVE
/// BUILDING FILE · ROLL 2025

842 CALIFORNIA AVE.

Los Angeles, CA 90291 · APN 4241-007-006

/// WHERE DO WE REACH YOU?

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UNITS

3

BUILDING SF

2,212

SF / UNIT

737

YEAR BUILT

1916

BEDROOMS

3

BATHROOMS

4

USE · CODE 0200

DUPLEX

/// ASSESSED VALUE
LAND$1,527,097
IMPROVEMENTS$355,136
TOTAL$1,882,233
LAND BASE YEAR2016
OWNERSHIP TENUREAPPROX. 10 YEARS

PROP 13 ASSESSED VALUES — USUALLY WELL BELOW MARKET ON LONG-HELD BUILDINGS.

/// LAST TRANSFER
RECORDEDNOV 13, 2015

No market sale detected on this parcel since 2021. The last recorded transfer may have been a refinance, trust move, or family transfer that didn't reset the Prop 13 base.

/// RENT CONTROL

LIKELY COVERED BY LA RSO

Built 1916 in the City of Los Angeles with 3 units — pre-October 1978 multifamily inside city limits is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, capping annual increases and restricting evictions.

HOW LA RSO WORKS →INFERRED FROM PUBLIC RECORDS — VERIFY WITH LAHD / ZIMAS BEFORE RELYING ON IT.
/// ZIP 90291

Recent sales nearby.

ADDRESSSOLDEST. PRICEEST. $/UNITUNITS
1325 APPLETON WAY→DEC 2024EST.$2,375,000$1,187,500UNITS2577 VENICE BLVD→DEC 2024EST.$1,359,500$679,750UNITS2216 WESTMINSTER AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,700,000$850,000UNITS2935 VENEZIA AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,731,000$1,731,000UNITS1740 BROOKS AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,499,000$499,667UNITS3705 SUNSET AVE→DEC 2024EST.$3,500,000$875,000UNITS4924 MARCO PL→DEC 2024EST.$2,455,000$409,167UNITS6518 RIALTO AVE→DEC 2024EST.$1,200,000$600,000UNITS2

PRICES ESTIMATED FROM ASSESSOR REASSESSMENT AT SALE (ASSESSED VALUE DEFLATED 2%/YR) — NOT VERIFIED CLOSING PRICES.

/// COMPARE

Buildings like this one.

ON CALIFORNIA AVE · ZIP 90291

621 CALIFORNIA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1920 · DUPLEX624 CALIFORNIA AVE→1 UNITS · BUILT 2005 · DUPLEX627 CALIFORNIA AVE→5 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 5+ UNITS630 CALIFORNIA AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1954 · DUPLEX634 CALIFORNIA AVE→1 UNITS · BUILT 1913 · DUPLEX641 CALIFORNIA AVE→3 UNITS · BUILT 1984 · TRIPLEX

SIMILAR SIZE AND ERA IN 90291

1009 PALMS BLVD→1 UNITS · BUILT 1923 · 972 SF1016 OAKWOOD AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1905 · 1,008 SF1018 OAKWOOD AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1905 · 984 SF1036 PALMS BLVD→2 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 2,380 SF1037 PLEASANTVIEW AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1924 · 1,713 SF1038 OAKWOOD AVE→2 UNITS · BUILT 1916 · 1,348 SF
EVERY BUILDING IN 90291 →RSO, 5–12 UNITS →BUILT BEFORE 1930 →LAND WORTH MORE THAN THE BUILDING →
/// COMMON QUESTIONS · 842 CALIFORNIA AVE

The short answers.

Is 842 California Ave rent controlled?

Built 1916 in the City of Los Angeles with 3 units — pre-October 1978 multifamily inside city limits is generally under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, capping annual increases and restricting evictions. This is an inference from public assessor records, not a determination — confirm the certificate of occupancy date with the LA Housing Department or ZIMAS before you rely on it for pricing or notices.

How many units does 842 California Ave have?

County records list 3 units at 842 California Ave, classified as duplex across 2,212 square feet of building area, averaging about 737 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.

When was 842 California Ave built?

The assessor roll gives a build year of 1916, which puts it in the pre-1979 stock that the LA Rent Stabilization Ordinance generally covers inside city limits. Age drives more than character here: it sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.

When did 842 California Ave last change hands?

The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded November 2015. Not every recorded transfer is a market sale — refinances, trust transfers, and family conveyances all appear in the same field, and those do not reset the assessed value.

What is 842 California Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?

The current assessed value is $1,882,233 ($1,527,097 land, $355,136 improvements). Assessed value is not market value. Under Proposition 13 it resets only on a change of ownership and then climbs about 2% a year, so a long-held building is often assessed far below what it would trade for — and this one has held its base year for roughly 10 years.

How do I find out what 842 California Ave would sell for today?

Public records give you the frame — units, size, age, assessed value, when it last traded — but pricing needs in-place rents, expenses, and the condition of the units, none of which appear in county data. A broker valuation puts closed comps and a rent survey against the actual rent roll. Shaya Lowenstein does that free for LA multifamily owners, typically within 48 hours, with no obligation to list.

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